Ostoja

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Ostoja ( Serbian - Cyrillic Остоја ) is a male given name , which today is mostly common among the Serbs . It also occurs as a family name .

origin

The name Ostoja comes from the Serbo-Croatian word ostajati / остајати and means 'to stay' or 'settled down, loyal.'

Ostoja is also one of the Polish noble coats of arms.

Well-known namesake

First name

Ostoja Stjepanović

family name

Marko Ostoja (* 1960), Croatian tennis player
Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski (1900–1947), Polish artist
Tomislav Ostoja (* 1931), Croatian sculptor